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Spock cast for Star Trek XI

WORFWORF The Burninator
It appears that Leonard Nemoy will be playing Spock again but they've also cast Zachary Quinto to play the younger Spock. Having seen him in Heroes, he's a pretty good choice.

[IMG]http://heroeswiki.com/images/d/d7/Sylar_face.jpg[/IMG]

No word on who will be Kirk yet, apparently Matt Damon thinks he's too old for the part.

[URL="http://www.trektoday.com/news/270707_01.shtml"]Link to Spock article[/URL]

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  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    Yeah, i read that, I"m very ambivilent about the whole thing, I like J.J. Abrams and all, but there has been public opposition to the whole "young kirk and spock" idea since the day it was rumored, and he's pressed forward with it.

    why piss off the fans who you want to go see your movie?
  • DaxDax Redshirt
    hmm.. I want to see a DS9 movie. That's all.
  • Falcon1Falcon1 Elite Ranger
    I think he's a good choice for Spock.

    Thing is if they do pick Matt Damon then there's bound to be a South Park piss take of the new Trek film when they have him redo the "KHAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!" scene, but this time he'll just say "MAAAATT DAAAAMON". I can see it happening :D
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    I'm with you Dax, i'd love to see a DS9 movie, I think it would go over better.
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=Entil'Zha;162912]why piss off the fans who you want to go see your movie?[/QUOTE]

    If there's something this franchise needs it's fresh blood, a reset is exactly what the doctor ordered but the question remains, is J.J. Abrams up to the task?

    Ok, so Enterprise is a bad example of such a reset, but then J.J. Abrams wasn't involved. I like the way he tackles shows. I'm hopeful he'll pull off something like Star Trek II or IV, anything else would be a let-down. The franchise needs action and proper pacing, otherwise it will fail. While I do like the original and the TNG cast, it's way time for a new generation, and I mean also behind the cameras.

    I don't know if you've checked out the new BIONIC WOMAN, but that show may also kick some serious a$$. :D (It has Starbuck in it too... and it looks like she's really bad too.)

    I really like where these reinvented shows are going, it's like someone turned a page and the days of old are gone, for good.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    I'm with Dax and Entil'Zha, I want a DS9 movie. It'd be nice to finally learn what happens to Sisko. And lets face it, DS9 was just the best Trek they've ever made! ;)
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    Never really got into DS9, I quit after the first couple seasons, never went back.

    So I'm not particular eager to see Sisko again, but I don't really understand why they don't plan on making any movies about DS9, Voyager and Enterprise. The current target audience is much more familiar with the new shows.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    Ah see DS9 only got better and better the further in you got to it. Seasons 1 and 2 were the weakest, but from 4 onwards it was really good!
  • Space GhostSpace Ghost Elite Ranger
    I third the motion for a DS9 movie! :)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    They need to turn the Avatar novels, which are basically an eighth season, into a movie. Of course, before they do that, I need to actually read them.

    [QUOTE=Stingray;162948]
    Ok, so Enterprise is a bad example of such a reset, but then J.J. Abrams wasn't involved. I like the way he tackles shows.[/QUOTE]

    I don't. He tends to start up a really good show, then run off to start another really good show before finishing more than a season or two of the previous one, leaving it to flounder under other writers with no sense of direction and eventually die a slow, horrible death. Hopefully he won't do the same thing with this movie. :)
  • SpiritOneSpiritOne Magneto ABQ NM
    Why wont they make a DS9 movie? Well, #1 they missed their chance, and DS9 slipped into obscurity. Among fans, its easily voted as the best the spin offs, but non-fans missed out.

    Why did they miss out? Because of the personal feelings of Former Executive Producer Rick Berman towards Avery Brooks (Ben Sisko). I shit you not. We got shafted on a DS9 movie because Berman is a dick who holds a grudge.

    As for Zach Quinto, I think its good casting, but what really gets me excited is Leonard Nimoy. Remember this is the same guy who turned down roles in TNG movies because he didn't think the scripts were any good. He said the script is fantastic, and he loves the casting of Zach as a young Spock. If thats not enough to get excited about, I don't know what is.
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    Why did Rick Berman have a grudge against Avery Brooks?
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Watch DS9. Seasons 1 and 2 were done under traditional rule. In season 3, the production staff had moved on to other stuff (Voyager) and rule shifted to Ira Steven Behr. goodness ensued.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    Transcript: [url]http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/2303393.html[/url]
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    Yeah I have all the dvd's of DS9, and am aware of the step up in quality between seasons 1&2 and the rest; I just dont know anything about this 'grudge' SpiritOne mentions
  • Space GhostSpace Ghost Elite Ranger
    This is the first I heard of it too. I though the reason it slipped into relative obscurity is because Berman thought of Voyager as "real" Star Trek.
  • DaxDax Redshirt
    I am still generally pissy at the whole franchise for cancelling Enterprise.. I mean really it was getting good AND if a bunch of fans get together and raise $4million dollars- you'd think they'd get some ratings...
  • Space GhostSpace Ghost Elite Ranger
    I never got into Enterprise. I might have liked it if I would have given it a real chance, but I didn't.
  • CurZCurZ Resident Hippy
    Avery Brooks is easily my favorite ST Captain.
  • SpiritOneSpiritOne Magneto ABQ NM
    Obviously Im not the inside guy here, but the rumor has it. Berman never liked that DS9 was better received by the fans than his toy voyager. He also hated that Avery liked to use his position to talk about racial politics. Brooks openly criticized Berman for creating the character of a single black father.

    Its a lot of stuff, or maybe its nothing at all. Either way, a DS9 movie will never be.
  • Space GhostSpace Ghost Elite Ranger
    Interesting. We'll just call that reason 622 to hate Berman.

    I'm with CurZ, Sisko is also easily my favorite Captain.
  • Vorlons in my HeadVorlons in my Head The Vorlons told me to.
    Eh, I watch some DS9 and the ocassional TNG. Actually over the last decades I've probably watched the entire shows at completely random and sporadical orders. I've watched maybe two whole Voyager episodes. I've never been able to really get into trek in a way that makes me want to sit down and watch it properly. Strangely enough I found myself watching most of the Enterprise episodes now that scifi airs 4 of them back to back on monday and actually (gasp) enjoy them to some extent. Don't know why but something about the format made it more likable to me than any of the other shows.
  • RubberEagleRubberEagle What's a rubber eagle used for, anyway?
    [QUOTE=Dax;162980]I am still generally pissy at the whole franchise for cancelling Enterprise.. I mean really it was getting good AND if a bunch of fans get together and raise $4million dollars- you'd think they'd get some ratings...[/QUOTE]
    Yeah, I'm with you there. Parts of Season 3 and 90% of season 4 were quite good. You could see the step up in quality once B&B were replaced as showrunners. (Just look at the ginormous screwups that happened under their watch. Changing the theme to sound more upbeat, when the show itself gets darker (3rd season)? And don't get me started on the last episode...)
    I wish they'd gone ahead with jms' reimagining..

    I'm cautiously optimistic towards the new movie. Mission Impossible 3 was not the pile of crap it could have been, there was even [i]teamwork[/i] in it, not just "The Tom Cruise Show". I kinda hope that Micheal Giacchino doesn't do the music, though. I think he's a great composer (just listen to the Incredibles score), but i feel the music coming out of his colaborations with JJ aren't the best work he can do.
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=Biggles;162961]
    I don't. He tends to start up a really good show, then run off to start another really good show before finishing more than a season or two of the previous one, leaving it to flounder under other writers with no sense of direction and eventually die a slow, horrible death. Hopefully he won't do the same thing with this movie. :)[/QUOTE]

    Well, I doubt his attention span is shorter than that of a feature film, so I don't expect him to jump ship before production work on ST XI is done. :D

    I liked Alias a lot more than BSG, and Alias fared a lot better (even without JJA) than BSG did with RDM at the helm. So, I feel a lot more hopeful about the ST XI with JJA at the controls than I would with RDM (even though RDM would be the ST veteran). The question is, why isn't RDM involved? Only the studio knows why they didn't pick him. It's not like RDM was too busy because they are used to working on several projects simultaneously, he said so in his podcasts. I don't really know enough about RDM's work on ST to have an opinion about it, but I'm correlating his BSG work to what he might have done to ST XI and I'm not convinced he'd do a better job. At least I have strong reservations.
  • I would rather they would go into the future. But if they did a great job on a new Star Trek move, a reset, that would be ok. I liked Enterprise better when they weren't dicking with TOS history and things.
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    Nah, I'm tired of seeing the future. Andromeda was suppose to be about the fall and rise of the Federation, potentially a great arc story that I would like to see.
  • StingrayStingray Elite Ranger
    [QUOTE=croxis;163037]Nah, I'm tired of seeing the future.[/QUOTE]

    I know what you mean, that's why I like B5 so much, it's somewhat closer to home.
  • Crox is that the show with Dillon Hunt as the caption? first two seasons great next good then one good show before I stoped watching? ( I didn't care for the show much at the end and TV5 was doing everything they could do to get me to stop watching, changing the time so I couldn't find it for sports and not letting me know.)

    That Andromeda?
  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    Yeah thats Andromeda
  • Falcon1Falcon1 Elite Ranger
    Gah don't mention that name!!!! AAAAAH!! Its as bad as mentioning *******!

    Annoyingly the whole original concept for the series was ruined and replaced with utter tripe. Hercules in Space, thats what they should have called it.

    They should do something on the fall of the Federation. It would be so cool. Like DS9 but even darker. Even the TNG alternate universe episode when the Federation was at war with the Klingons and losing badly was great. For just one episode it had so much depth and intrigue for me, was so much more potential to explore.
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